- SPPC Makes Submission on Assisted Suicide
- Report on Practice Exchange Event published
- Proposed Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill
- Launch of Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
- Annual Conference 2011 - Thinking Ahead in Palliative Care
Welcome
Welcome to the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care is an umbrella and representative organisation which, through a collaborative approach, supports and contributes to the development and strategic direction of palliative care in Scotland.
Our objective is to promote equitable access throughout Scotland to high quality palliative care for all patients and families on the basis of need not diagnosis. With our member organisations, we contribute to national thinking and policy in relation to palliative care and promote improvements in service delivery at local level.
This website will tell you more about palliative care and palliative care services in Scotland, as well as about the activities and publications of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. We hope you find it useful.
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Latest news
SPPC Makes Submission on Assisted Suicide
Following formal consultation with its membership the Partnership has now made a submission to Margo MacDonald's consultation on a proposal for an Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill. 44% of voting representatives responded to the Partnership's consultation and of these 98% supported the submission. You can download the Partnership's submission here .
Report on Practice Exchange Event published
A report has been published which gives an overview of proceedings at a recent Practice Exchange Event put on by the Joint Improvement Team in collaboration with the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care and a number of other national organisations.
Proposed Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care has produced a briefing outlining the key features of the proposed new Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill. The consultation on these proposals will run until 30 April 2012.
